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Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters this week Florida is seeing more positive cases of COVID-19 due to more widespread testing. The same reason has been offered by President Donald Trump as cases spike in other states as well.

A Senate education panel has temporarily postponed a school testing overhaul bill—putting one of the two major testing proposals in jeopardy. Earlier this…

State lawmakers are pushing a plan to move testing to the end of the school year and speed up the turnaround for scores.Standardized testing and its…

Florida's opt out movement has found a supporter in House Democratic Leader Mark Pafford. He's encouraging more parents to opt-out of state standardized…

The debate over testing and school grades in Florida isn’t over. Senate President Andy Gardiner says several top lawmakers are looking into the issues…

Florida’s education board is debating how much technology is needed in the state’s public schools. The conversation comes amid ongoing problems with…

The Florida Department of Education says some of the state’s mandated end-of-course exams won’t count toward a student’s final grade this year. The move…

Update 3/3/15 9:50 a.m.: The Florida Department of Education says it's testing administrator AIR has fixed most of the problems that caused statewide…

Governor Rick Scott has issued an executive order suspending at least one of the state-mandated exams students have to take, and that’s just the start of…

Former Governor Jeb Bush returned to Tallahassee Tuesday, rekindling his rock-star status with Florida’s conservative Republican faithful. The likely…